Sex offender moves again

Sex offender moves for a second timne

Baxter County Sheriff's Office is notifying the public that Eduardo Lopez, 52, a Level 2 registered sex offender (Moderate Risk to re-offend with public notification justified), has moved from Midway and now is residing at 145 South Main St., No. 107, in Mountain Home, according to Sheriff John Montgomery. This is his second move in a few months.

Lopez was convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree on Jan. 7, 1999. The conviction involved Lopez having sexual contact with a 9-year-old male. Public notification is justified due to the young age of the victim at the time the crime was committed, Montgomery said.

"This person is not wanted by law enforcement at this time," Montgomery said. "This notification is not intended to increase fear; rather it is our belief that an informed public is a safer public. This information cannot be used to threaten, intimidate, or harass Registered Sex Offenders. Citizen abuse will not be tolerated. Such abuse could potentially end law enforcement's ability to do community notification."

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